String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 in B-flat major

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The String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major op. 11 (1896) was the first
composition alongside the Serenade op. 6, which was published by Simrock
as a result of mediation by Suk's father-in-law, Antonín Dvorák. Dvorák
considered this work of the young musician to be "the best that I know
by him." Suk re-wrote the fourth movement twenty years after its
completion because he was dissatisfied with the original version.
Despite his use of the same thematic material, the new version differs
so substantially that this movement is frequently performed on its own.

The
primary source for the original form of the quartet was the second
edition by Simrock. For the alternative version of the Finale the
present edition is based on a score and parts marked with Suk's
corrections.